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AORN Journal,  Feb, 2003  

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Robotic Surgery--Laurie Mitchell, RN, EdD, CNOR; Christie Griffin, RN, BSN; Adonis Taylor, RN, BSN; Sherrie Flakes, RN, BSN; Michelle Coslin, RN, CNOR; Sam Ostrea, RN, BSN, CNOR; Alada Hardeman, RN, BSN; Aretha Stewart, RN, BSN; Linda Sprick, RN; Stunika Diggles, RN, BSN; Donna Lopez, RN; and Betty Barton, RN, St Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston

Brain Lab: Endoscopic Sinus Surgery--Angela G. Czapala, RN, MHS, CNOR; Janet S. Davidson, RN, BSN, CNOR; Rodney Schossler, MD; and Charles T. Wallace, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, Ladson

Service Quality Innovations: Our Philosophy--Curtis N. Dikes, RN, MSN, ACNP-CS, CLNC, and Michelle E. Cotton, RN, MSN, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center West Los Angeles

The Growing Problem of Morbid Obesity: Development of a Premier Bariatric Surgical Program--Barbara A. Bestor, RN; Howard Simon, MD; Deb DeFondi, RN, BSN, CNOR; Eliza Kingston, RN, CNOR; and Tina L'Italien, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse

Recruitment and Retention: Evolution of an Introduction to a Perioperative Nursing Course--Kathi S. Vavra, RN, BSN, MA; Cathleen M. Fenton, RN, BSN, CNOR; Carolyn C. Mamino, RN, BSN, MA, CNOR; and Mary Ann Silhavy, RN, AORN of Southwest Illinois

Robotic Cardiac Surgery: A New Era in Perioperative Nursing--Sara F. Hill, RN, BSN, CNOR, and C. Elizabeth Weaver, RN, BSN, University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina, Greenville, NC

Perioperative Orientation: A Model for Operative and Invasive Surgical Specialities--Beverly A. Johnson, RN, BSN, CNOR; Jacqueline Carey, RN, CCRN; Sylvia Wheeler, RN, CNOR; and Patricia Cardoza, RN, CNOR, St Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ

Who is My Legislator?--Elizabeth Ann Bishop, RN, BSN, CNOR, AORN of Richmond Area Virginia

Patient Care: Additional Benefits in Integrated Minimally Invasive Surgical (MIS) Suites--Ellie Dougherty, RN, MA, CNOR, and Aileen Killen, RN, PhD, CNOR, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York

Chronic Closure: Healing the Unhealed--Jerald L. (Jerry) Cowles, RN, BSN, CNOR, Bay Pines Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fla

The Steps to Introduce a Nonwoven Surgical Attire--Floracy Gomes Ribeiro, RN, MSN; Marcia Hitomi Takeiti, RN; Pablo M. A. Pomerantzeff, MD, PhD; and Liris T. Caracciolo, RN, Heart Institute (InCor) University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Brazil

Cardiothoracic Operating Room Family Communication Plan: An Essential Part of Patient-centered Care--Michelle Knight, RN, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

Competency Based Education: Commitment to Staff Development Raises the Bar for Clinical Excellence--Sue Hrnicek, RN, CNOR, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

The Perioperative Future: Who Will be Caring for Us? Mentoring Our Children--Amy D. Levine RN, BSN; Carol L. Card, RN; Janet Dauphinee Quigley, RN, MS; and Ruth J. Bryan, RN, MSN, CCRN, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston

Future Intra-operative Records are Here Today!--Sue Hrnicek, RN, CNOR; Susan Hubbard, RN, BSN, CNOR; Rachael Shafer, RN, BSN; Judy Saunders, RN; and Tina McEachin, RN, BSN, The Duke Heart Center, A Service of Duke University Health System, Durham, NC